Kristina Mladenovic vs Maria Sakkari — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA
Kristina Mladenovic
#855WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE20
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Mladenovic K.
6-2 0-6 6-3
Sakkari M.
Mladenovic K.
6062
Sakkari M.
2631

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 0-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kristina Mladenovic claimed a first win over Maria Sakkari in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13RomeQFclayMaria Sakkari5-7 6-3 6-0

Statistics

This season
Mladenovic K.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mladenovic K.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
32
79
Break points saved·Dominant
10
78
Break points won·Slight edge
84
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
77

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Mladenovic K.Sakkari M.
Freshness·
—
79

Sakkari M.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw